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up_o which_o not_o be_v do_v and_o the_o count_n not_o return_v fritland_n be_v still_o more_o blame_v of_o collusion_n with_o both_o the_o prisoner_n and_o much_o more_o for_o that_o have_v send_v so_o many_o of_o the_o enemy_n to_o the_o emperor_n army_n he_o be_v think_v to_o have_v do_v it_o for_o that_o owe_v their_o life_n to_o he_o they_o shall_v upon_o all_o occasion_n depend_v upon_o he_o yet_o profess_v himself_o abuse_v by_o the_o count_n and_o breathe_v out_o nothing_o but_o revenge_n he_o go_v with_o his_o army_n to_o turingia_n and_o lusatâ—…_n province_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o emperor_n but_o be_v in_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n his_o possession_n and_o prosecute_a his_o former_a design_n he_o seem_v resolve_v to_o make_v that_o duke_n and_o the_o marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n make_v peace_n with_o the_o emperor_n he_o therefore_o make_v much_o progress_n there_o take_v many_o town_n among_o other_o franckfort_n upon_o the_o odâ—…r_n and_o lansperg_n in_o marca_n di_fw-it brandenburg_n both_o of_o they_o great_a city_n and_o of_o much_o consequence_n whereby_o he_o make_v way_n for_o pass_v further_o into_o the_o march_n in_o the_o country_n of_o brandenburg_n and_o in_o pomerania_n in_o which_o case_n if_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o baltic_a sea_n he_o will_v keep_v as_o he_o threaten_v to_o do_v the_o swede_n from_o be_v relieve_v from_o that_o kingdom_n and_o from_o return_v thereinto_o these_o threat_n accompany_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o force_n and_o by_o his_o happy_a success_n do_v so_o terrify_v those_o elector_n as_o find_v themselves_o unable_a to_o make_v resistance_n they_o press_v very_o eager_o for_o relief_n from_o the_o confederate_n protest_v that_o that_o if_o they_o be_v abandon_v they_o must_v be_v force_v to_o abandon_v the_o common_a cause_n and_o join_v with_o the_o emperor_n oxenstern_n and_o the_o other_o head_n of_o the_o league_n be_v divide_v in_o their_o judgement_n not_o know_v whether_o they_o be_v to_o abandon_v or_o to_o relieve_v those_o prince_n for_o by_o abandon_v they_o to_o boot_v with_o the_o great_a error_n they_o shall_v commit_v therein_o and_o to_o boot_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o reputation_n they_o foresee_v the_o manifest_a ruin_n of_o their_o party_n and_o union_n on_o the_o contrary_a if_o they_o shall_v relieve_v they_o they_o must_v quit_v all_o upper_a germany_n to_o the_o emperor_n so_o full_a of_o city_n and_o town_n upon_o the_o rhine_n and_o the_o danow_n which_o so_o much_o to_o their_o praise_n and_o increase_v of_o dominion_n they_o have_v win_v and_o from_o whence_o they_o get_v infinite_a contribution_n of_o money_n man_n victual_n and_o munition_n which_o town_n and_o territory_n be_v abandon_v be_v necessary_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o emperor_n power_n if_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o relieve_v saxony_n and_o they_o shall_v thereby_o infinite_o weaken_v themselves_o and_o strengthen_v the_o emperor_n so_o amid_o these_o straits_n they_o pitch_v their_o thought_n upon_o bavaria_n which_o a'dringer_n be_v go_v into_o alsatia_n be_v bereave_v of_o all_o defence_n and_o they_o hold_v it_o their_o absolute_a best_a course_n to_o fall_v upon_o it_o with_o all_o the_o force_n they_o can_v assemble_v take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o when_o they_o shall_v have_v win_v that_o dukedom_n the_o way_n will_v be_v open_a for_o they_o to_o enter_v austria_n and_o to_o come_v even_o to_o vienna_n they_o be_v confident_a that_o by_o this_o noble_a and_o generous_a diversion_n without_o loss_n of_o honour_n or_o of_o any_o thing_n they_o have_v get_v nay_o by_o make_v yet_o much_o great_a acquisition_n they_o may_v bring_v that_o relief_n to_o the_o elector_n which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v if_o they_o shall_v go_v direct_o to_o their_o relief_n with_o all_o their_o force_n without_o manifest_a loss_n of_o honour_n and_o what_o they_o have_v get_v for_o the_o emperor_n be_v assault_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o empire_n will_v be_v force_v to_o recall_v his_o army_n from_o offend_v the_o elector_n to_o defend_v himself_o so_o as_o fritlands_n cunning_a will_v be_v delude_v and_o his_o counsel_n countermine_v wherewith_o he_o have_v fancy_v unto_o himself_o to_o destroy_v their_o league_n the_o success_n outdo_v the_o expectation_n of_o so_o noble_a and_o generous_a a_o resolution_n for_o duke_n weymer_n be_v depute_v to_o execute_v it_o he_o with_o 50_o cornet_n of_o horse_n and_o 15000_o foot_n take_v both_o side_n of_o the_o danow_n and_o coast_v along_o come_v to_o ratisbone_n where_o sit_v down_o at_o unaware_o he_o after_o several_a battery_n force_v it_o to_o surrender_v within_o 12_o day_n have_v get_v it_o he_o advance_v and_o take_v straubingen_n and_o dechendorfe_n great_a town_n upon_o the_o rhine_n and_o with_o such_o gallant_a acquisition_n advance_v towards_o austria_n so_o as_o the_o court_n of_o vienna_n be_v in_o
example_n do_v the_o prince_n cardinal_n go_v about_o to_o justify_v he_o and_o his_o brother_n cause_n and_o both_o of_o they_o think_v that_o they_o may_v ground_v their_o pretension_n best_o in_o the_o court_n of_o spain_n they_o labour_v there_o and_o with_o the_o spanish_a agent_n in_o italy_n to_o get_v their_o cause_n to_o be_v embrace_v by_o they_o and_o powerful_o assist_v by_o their_o force_n wish_v they_o also_o to_o consider_v how_o much_o danger_n will_v redound_v not_o only_o to_o their_o king_n reputation_n but_o to_o his_o affair_n and_o dominion_n that_o the_o supreme_a arbitrement_n of_o piedmont_n shall_v depend_v upon_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n by_o his_o sister_n mean_n which_o king_n make_v himself_o master_n afterward_o of_o the_o chief_a town_n confine_v upon_o the_o state_n of_o milan_n the_o crown_n of_o spain_n may_v get_v a_o new_a and_o a_o powerful_a neighbour_n that_o it_o become_v not_o his_o majesty_n to_o suffer_v that_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n shall_v be_v so_o persecute_v for_o the_o name_n sake_n only_o of_o have_v adhere_v to_o he_o then_o he_o strive_v to_o persuade_v theâ—…_n that_o the_o business_n will_v be_v easy_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o people_n inclination_n who_o desire_v beyond_o comparison_n rather_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o their_o natural_a prince_n then_o by_o a_o foreign_a lady_n who_o be_v suspect_v by_o reason_n of_o she_o great_o enforce_a and_o necessary_a dependency_n upon_o the_o king_n her_o brother_n upon_o who_o be_v of_o necessity_n to_o rely_v a_o blind_a man_n may_v easy_o see_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o savoy_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o have_v the_o people_n recommend_v to_o their_o protection_n subject_v to_o a_o foreign_a yoke_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o when_o the_o people_n of_o piedmont_n shall_v see_v their_o prince_n accompany_v by_o any_o considerable_a strength_n they_o will_v unanimous_o abandon_v the_o dowager_n and_o adhere_v to_o they_o but_o these_o reason_n can_v not_o prevail_v with_o other_o prince_n who_o be_v concern_v at_o a_o further_a distance_n with_o the_o concernment_n of_o piedmont_n and_o much_o less_o with_o the_o spanish_a court_n and_o agent_n who_o it_o concern_v more_o near_o be_v it_o either_o that_o they_o be_v weary_a of_o see_v the_o war_n renew_v in_o lombardy_n or_o that_o fear_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a spanish_a maxim_n that_o to_o wrestle_v in_o piedmont_n will_v undoubted_o draw_v on_o war_n from_o france_n in_o the_o state_n of_o milan_n they_o desire_v rather_o to_o enjoy_v the_o present_a advantage_n then_o hasty_o to_o provoke_v trouble_n they_o therefore_o hold_v it_o better_o not_o to_o disquiet_v the_o present_a peace_n though_o it_o be_v doubtful_a then_o to_o enter_v into_o new_a war_n which_o may_v be_v long_o and_o costly_a and_o of_o uncertain_a event_n thus_o think_v it_o suit_v better_a with_o the_o common_a interest_n not_o to_o innovate_v then_o to_o maintain_v the_o prince_n presention_n by_o force_n they_o proceed_v cooly_a and_o reserve_o with_o they_o and_o seem_v more_o incline_v to_o dissuade_v they_o from_o pursue_v so_o dangerous_a a_o business_n then_o to_o adhere_v unto_o they_o therein_o whereby_o to_o make_v the_o dowager_n jealous_a they_o find_v yet_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n lesser_a incline_v to_o they_o who_o be_v desire_v by_o the_o cardinal_n that_o together_o with_o their_o so_o just_a cause_n they_o will_v embrace_v the_o common_a concernment_n of_o italy_n which_o do_v so_o much_o depend_v upon_o the_o good_a or_o bad_a success_n of_o piedmont_n none_o of_o they_o will_v so_o much_o as_o appear_v to_o favour_v their_o pretence_n the_o dowager_n affair_n seem_v therefore_o to_o proceed_v successful_o on_o this_o side_n if_o fortune_n have_v not_o please_v to_o put_v a_o speak_v into_o her_o wheel_n here_o the_o dowager_n can_v â—…ave_v desire_v no_o great_a safety_n to_o herself_o nor_o to_o her_o son_n principality_n and_o the_o prince_n though_o exile_v may_v have_v share_v in_o the_o happiness_n as_o be_v think_v by_o those_o who_o see_v best_a into_o business_n but_o the_o heaven_n have_v destine_v it_o otherwise_o for_o the_o king_n of_o france_n who_o be_v more_o oblige_v than_o the_o mother_n herself_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o protection_n he_o profess_v to_o take_v of_o the_o young_a duke_n to_o preserve_v the_o peace_n of_o piedmont_n which_o be_v so_o necessary_a for_o the_o present_a affair_n of_o his_o sister_n and_o nephew_n become_v the_o chief_a instrument_n of_o disturb_v it_o to_o the_o great_a admiration_n of_o all_o those_o who_o consider_v the_o inconstancy_n and_o vieiffitude_n of_o humane_a affair_n wonder_v that_o the_o spaniard_n who_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o oppose_v the_o dowager_n shall_v willing_o offer_v her_o peace_n and_o that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n shall_v purposely_o disturb_v it_o this_o king_n be_v with_o miraculous_a fortune_n and_o valour_n get_v rid_v of_o the_o war_n and_o trouble_n whereinto_o the_o austrian_a force_n have_v bring_v his_o kingdom_n as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o wherefore_o he_o prepare_v to_o revenge_v himself_o by_o fall_v upon_o the_o emperor_n and_o king_n of_o spain_n territory_n with_o as_o much_o fervour_n as_o they_o have_v do_v upon_o he_o to_o this_o end_n he_o have_v disburse_v money_n to_o the_o hollander_n and_o to_o duke_n weymer_n to_o the_o end_n that_o these_o pass_a back_n over_o the_o rhein_n may_v enter_v germany_n with_o the_o man_n which_o he_o have_v furnish_v they_o withal_o and_o re-enforcing_a the_o swedish_n weaken_a party_n may_v renew_v war_n with_o the_o emperor_n and_o these_o have_v at_o last_o recover_v schinck_n sconce_n and_o make_v ready_a a_o powerful_a army_n which_o they_o join_v with_o another_o army_n that_o he_o have_v raise_v in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o enter_v flanders_n may_v assault_v those_o province_n which_o be_v under_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o embroil_v they_o as_o former_o they_o have_v do_v but_o the_o swede_n and_o hollander_n covenant_v with_o the_o king_n that_o he_o shall_v assault_v the_o state_n of_o milan_n with_o a_o powerful_a army_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o they_o shall_v fall_v upon_o germany_n and_o flanders_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o austrian_a power_n be_v assault_v on_o several_a part_n may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o subdue_v and_o that_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n be_v molest_v in_o italy_n may_v not_o assist_v the_o austrian_n in_o those_o part_n he_o therefore_o substitute_v the_o cardinal_n of_o la_fw-fr vallette_n in_o lieu_n of_o decease_a cricky_n in_o the_o command_n of_o his_o force_n in_o piedmont_n and_o assign_v he_o man_n and_o money_n wherewith_o to_o renew_v the_o war_n in_o the_o state_n of_o milan_n which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o dowager_n of_o savoy_n the_o french_a army_n be_v to_o pass_v through_o her_o state_n before_o they_o can_v enter_v the_o state_n of_o milan_n she_o be_v therefore_o desire_v by_o the_o king_n not_o only_o to_o renew_v the_o league_n which_o be_v make_v with_o her_o husband_n and_o which_o be_v then_o expire_a but_o that_o she_o will_v join_v her_o force_n in_o piedmont_n with_o his_o and_o resolve_v to_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o state_n of_o milan_n the_o dowager_n be_v no_o less_o affright_v then_o surprise_v with_o this_o demand_n by_o which_o all_o her_o design_n be_v overthrow_v say_v and_o do_v all_o she_o can_v to_o evade_v it_o first_o she_o represent_v unto_o his_o majesty_n how_o much_o better_a peace_n will_v be_v for_o she_o and_o her_o son_n in_o those_o his_o tender_a year_n than_o war_n how_o much_o the_o present_a time_n do_v differ_v from_o those_o when_o her_o husband_n live_v wherefore_o she_o be_v to_o govern_v herself_o by_o other_o counsel_n that_o for_o the_o present_a the_o safety_n of_o her_o son_n state_n consist_v chief_o in_o peace_n and_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o in_o war_n she_o therefore_o desire_v he_o not_o to_o put_v she_o upon_o so_o dangerous_a a_o point_n that_o it_o better_o become_v the_o protection_n which_o â—…s_v majesty_n profess_v to_o preserve_v peace_n in_o piedmont_n and_o to_o keep_v 〈◊〉_d â—…om_n the_o revolution_n and_o combustion_n of_o war_n then_o to_o put_v it_o to_o the_o hazard_n of_o dangerous_a event_n by_o foment_v war_n make_v by_o his_o majesty_n elsewhere_o that_o the_o entreaty_n of_o his_o widow_n sister_n and_o the_o innocence_n of_o his_o little_a nephew_n aught_o to_o prevail_v more_o with_o his_o majesty_n than_o the_o fierce_a cruelty_n of_o the_o swede_n and_o hollander_n or_o the_o ambitious_a and_o unquiet_a advice_n of_o his_o counsellor_n who_o pretend_v to_o vent_v their_o rage_n against_o the_o house_n of_o austrâ—…a_n at_o the_o cost_n of_o piedmont_n that_o his_o majesty_n ought_v not_o to_o subscribe_v to_o
draw_v the_o other_o over_o to_o the_o french_a party_n labour_v the_o contrary_a verymuch_o at_o the_o same_o timâ—…_n the_o governor_n of_o milan_n it_o send_v for_o into_o spain_n and_o be_v succeed_v in_o that_o government_n by_o count_n siruela_n the_o french_a go_v to_o montcalvo_n take_v the_o town_n as_o their_o first_o arrival_n and_o afterward_o the_o castle_n which_o yield_v without_o expect_v succour_n though_o the_o prince_n see_v their_o cause_n bring_v to_o a_o advantageous_a condition_n through_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o spanish_a force_n and_o by_o the_o popular_a favour_n and_o that_o they_o have_v the_o better_a of_o the_o dowager_n who_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o be_v assist_v by_o the_o french_a answerable_o to_o her_o need_n yet_o find_v it_o very_o hard_a to_o recover_v the_o chief_a town_n of_o piedmont_n some_o of_o which_o be_v fall_v into_o the_o frenchman_n hand_n some_o into_o the_o spaniard_n and_o the_o citadel_n of_o turin_n which_o be_v the_o head_n 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